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Revision as of 09:57, 16 November 2014

Where Space Pods are born!

Space Pods are the station's pilotable support craft, capable of holding one pilot, a number of passengers depending on the pod's armor, and a variety of fun gizmos.

Pods can dock in the many pod bays on the station as well as the mining outpost. There are other docks in deep space, and of course you can always stop near interesting places and take a spacewalk.

How to build the damn thing is a different story. Grab your welding mask, put on some mechanic's overalls and get cracking!

Before the Pods, there was nothing

Certain pod bays are equipped with fabricator capable of manufacturing the parts needed to make a space-worthy pod. However, this is not your average puzzle or toy building blocks set! This dirty, hard and laborious process requires patience and a bit of materials.

Try and keep the hanger doors closed when you are building the pod itself, unless you wish to suffocate. If pods are flying in and out of the hanger when you are working in said hanger, there should be a button on a wall in the room somewhere (Not the one right next to the hanger doors that looks like some kind of microchip. You can only use those when in a pod.) which opens/closes the doors. With this, you can close the doors as soon as a pod leaves/enters to minimize air loss.

Pieces of the Pod

Note: See Guide to Mining for an overview of the ore classifications.

Construction

Item Image Resource Cost Description
Pod Frame Kit
PodComponent.png
30 Sturdy Metal The most basic part of the craft is the frame. A mass of jumbled-together metal bars and beams that need assembled to produce the frame of the pod. You start your piloting career here.
MiniPutt Frame Kit
PodComponent.png
15 Sturdy Metal Ditto.
Pod Circuity
PodComponent.png
5 Crystal, 5 Conductive Material A box of electrical components needed for the pod to work.
MiniPutt Circuity
PodComponent.png
2 Crystal, 2 Conductive Material Ditto.
Engine Manifold
PodComponent.png
10 Sturdy Metal, 5 Conductive Material Needed to propel the pod.
MiniPutt Engine Manifold
PodComponent.png
5 Sturdy Metal, 2 Conductive Material Ditto.
Pod Control Interface
PodComponent.png
10 Crystal, 10 Conductive Material Can't fly a pod well without controls, right?
MiniPutt Control Interface
PodComponent.png
5 Crystal, 5 Conductive Material Ditto.

Pod Armor

You can't replace a pod's armor once it is already built, so consider the options carefully.

Item Image Resource Cost Description
Light Pod Armor
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30 Sturdy Metal, 20 Conductive Material Standard hull plating available to civilians. Light pods move faster than most other models, but can carry only one passenger. Numerous pods can be found in the main hanger and elsewhere on the station.
Heavy Pod Armor
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30 Sturdy Metal, 20 Dense Metal Heavier armor for prolonged dogfights. Pods equipped with this armour can carry two passengers. Law enforcement has access to command pods in the security hanger, along with everything needed to stop those spaceborne criminals.
Syndicate Pod Armor
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N/A Almost exactly the same as the green variant. These pods have a large amount of armor, allowing them to take a decent amount of hits before going down, and can carry up to two passengers. The only readily available pod equipped with this armor is usually located on the Syndicate shuttle, where its owners use it for dastardly deeds. This armor kit automatically installs a hatch locking mechanism.
Industrial Pod Armor
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25 Dense Metal, 10 High Energy Conductor, 5 High Density Matter Even stronger armor, at the cost of low speed. The miner's pods are equipped with this armor, and can carry three passengers.
Strange Pod Armor
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N/A Stolen prototype NT armor system. It is stamped with the Nanotrasen symbol and a lengthy list of classified warnings. Neat. Found in deep space in a dark, damp place of a very seedy establishment.
Gold Pod Armor
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N/A Bling. Golden pod plating. Golden pods can move faster than all other pods. Also found in deep space.
Custom Pod Armor
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Depends Crafted with the help of the arc smelter. Speed and durability depend on materials used.

MiniPutt Armor

MiniPutts use the same armour plating as the larger pods, but cannot be upgraded in any way. However, they have a small cargo hold and a specific weapons array installed by default.

Item Image Resource Cost Weapon Description
Light MiniPutt Armor
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30 Sturdy Metal, 20 Conductive Material Phaser A couple of civilian putts are parked on the station at the start of every shift, but they aren't particularly speedy or durable.
Heavy MiniPutt Armor
NanoPutt.png
30 Sturdy Metal, 20 Dense Metal Disruptor A fast and heavily armored attack craft.
Syndicate MiniPutt Armor
SyndiePutt.png
N/A Assault Laser The Syndicate's version, which is standard equipment for their operatives.
Industrial MiniPutt Armor
IndyPutt.png
25 Dense Metal, 10 High Energy Conductor, 5 High Density Matter Metal Foam Sprayer While this model is slow and defenseless in combat, it can dispense large amounts of metal foam to repair hull breaches without the need for a space suit. Available to the engineering department.
Strange MiniPutt Armor
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N/A Assault Laser Heavily armored and well armed.
Gold MiniPutt Armor
PyriPutt.png
N/A Laser The fastest MiniPutt by a considerable margin.
Custom MiniPutt Armor
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Depends Phaser Crafted with the help of the arc smelter. Speed and durability depend on materials used.
Strelka
Strelka.png
N/A Prismatic Laser Usually found parked on a derelict Soviet space station. Cannot be assembled by hand.
IridiPutt
IridiPutt.png
N/A Artifact Laser An experimental vehicle based on the Syndicate's IRIDIUM project. Cannot be assembled by hand.
Escape Pod
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N/A N/A Escape pods are custom-built from random bits and pieces left over in the hangars to make sure escapees are carried away from the confines of the station. Unlike regular putts, the escape pods all have autopilots. Cannot be assembled by hand.

Secondary Systems

Item Image Resource Cost Description
Cargo Hold
CargoHold.png
20 Sturdy Metal Standard equipment of all pods. Use the Secondary System in the pod tab to load/unload. Can also load by dragging a crate onto the pod. Can be used on crates, closets, canisters, air pumps, scrubbers, space heaters, large artifacts and bots.
Small Cargo Hold
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N/A Standard equipment of all putts. Works the same as the larger model, but can only store one object at a time.
Tractor Beam
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N/A Pulls one item (small or large) towards the pod. The tractor beam is controlled through the Secondary System verb: select a target to activate the beam, or use the command again to shut it down. A couple of tractor beam modules can be found in the security pod bay.
Syndicate Explosive Entry Device
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N/A This upgrade turns the pod into a flying bomb. Once activated via the Secondary System command, it will explode on impact with any obstacle, such as the station itself. Remember to bail out in time!
Medusa Stealth System 300
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N/A More Syndicate hardware. Takes a huge chunk of power to run, but will cloak your pod from the naked eye. Other pods, cyborgs and people with thermals can still see you.

Sensors

Item Image Resource Cost Description
Standard Sensor System
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N/A It's a basic sensor system that comes standard with all pods and putts.
Conclave A-1984 Sensor System
PodSensors.png
1 Power Source, 5 Crystal, 2 High Energy Conductor Essentially the same as the standard sensors, with the added bonus of upgrading the pod with optical mason scanners and a geological scanner for mining asteroids.

Main Weapons

Item Image Resource Cost Description
Plasma Cutter System
PodPlasmaCutter.png
10 Power Source, 10 Dense Metal Shoots bolts of plasma that dig up asteroids. Available on the mining outpost.
Rock Drilling Rig
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N/A A weapon system that only works at pointblank range, but does a good amount of damage. Great for digging up asteroids.
Dual Phasers
PodPlasmaCutter.png
15 Sturdy Metal, 15 Conductive Material, 15 Crystal A pair of weak phaser weapons.
Linked Taser Array
PodPlasmaCutter.png
N/A Pods shooting tasers! Complementary equipment for security's command pods. In addition to stunning humans like a regular taser, it's also useful to disable the systems of hostile crafts.
Linked Laser Array
PodPlasmaCutter.png
N/A Pods shooting lasers! The Head of Security (or people who find their own way in) has access to a couple of these in the armory.
Ballistic System
PodPlasmaCutter.png
N/A A pair of linked guns firing kinetic cluster shot. Basically dual shotguns. Available to nuclear operatives.
Assault Laser Array
PodPlasmaCutter.png
N/A A slow firing pair of heavy lasers, identical to the AI's defensive turrets when set to lethal. Where you buy this is another quest.
Linked Disruptor Array
PodPlasmaCutter.png
N/A Fires heavy disruptor shots. Its power roughly matches that of the assault lasers, but doesn't cause unintentional damage to walls.
40mm Assault Platform
PodPlasmaCutter.png
N/A This autocannon fires explosive shells akin to pipe bombs. Devastating to pods, station, and personnel alike. Try not to fire it point-blank to the pod, dumbass.

Engines

Item Image Resource Cost Description
Warp-1 Engine
PodEngine.png
N/A The standard engine of all pods and putts. Will be equipped automatically when you install the engine manifold component.
Helios Mark-II Engine
PodEngine.png
20 Sturdy Metal, 10 Dense Metal, 15 High Energy Conductor Produces more energy, and is slightly faster than a standard engine.
Helios 3.0 Engine
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20 Dense Metal, 20 High Energy Conductor, 5 Power Source Produces more energy, and is slightly faster than a Helios engine.

Other

Item Image Resource Cost Description
Pod Locking Mechanism
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5 Crystal, 10 Conductive Material Controlled through the Access Main Computer panel. The user can lock the pod from the ship's main computer and set a four digit code for the lock. Players can leave a locked pod without issues, but must click on the pod with an empty hand and enter the four digit code to unlock the hatch. Pods can still be dismantled while they're locked, so don't park your shiny new ride in a bad neighbourhood, or it'll be stripped on blocks by the time you return.
Paint Job Kit
PodComponent.png
N/A Pimp My Space Ride! Simply apply the kit to a finished pod or putt. A variety of kits are available from different space merchants.

Building the Pod

Main guide: Construction

Upgrading the Pod

To add extras, use a crowbar on the south west corner of the pod and add any system. To replace an existing system (like the engine), click the pod with an empty hand while the maintenance panel is open to bring up an interface for adding and removing installed systems.

You can also change the gas mix used for the engine and the gas mix used for the pod's life support system, though this doesn't have much of a use other then to suffocate the people in the pod with plasma.

Flying the Pod

Getting inside the pod is easy enough. Simply right click on it and select Board. The engine and life support start turned on. Steer with the arrow keys, keeping in mind that the pod will experience some inertia.

While inside a pod, you get a new tab called, surprisingly, Ship, with some important commands. This tab is available to both the driver and passengers. Most are self-explanatory, some are a little more complex:

  • Access Main Computer will show you the components of the pod, and the status of the fuel and life support tanks. Components of the pod can be activated or deactivated via this panel.
  • Create Wormhole is how you reliably get places. It will list existing navigation beacons, including some strategically placed on the main station and in the debris field.
  • Toggle Hangar Door lets you open hangar doors by remote control. Type in their full name to open or close, not just the number like it tells you. Or you can just click the door control panel while inside the pod.
  • Use Secondary System lets you control secondary pod components such as the cargo hold or a tractor beam.

If you think you'll end up in space for any amount of time outside your pod, wear a spacesuit, breath mask and oxygen tank. You'll be able to explore more and you won't die as fast. This should be obvious, but most people will just jump in a spaceship without much thought.


Objects and Items
Equipment
by Department
Box2.png General · MopNew.png Janitor · Glovesy.png Engineering · PowerPickV2.png Mining · DefibrillatorV2-32x32.png Medical · PortASci.png Science · Handcuffs.png Security
Machinery MiniPutt.png Pods · ClownCar.png Vehicles · ThinkDOSPCV2-32x32.gif Computers · Fabricator.png Fabricators & Manufacturers · GenericPDAV3-32x32.png PDAs · Implanter2.png Implants
Clothing JumpsuitRanks.gif Clothing
Catering WateringCanV2-32x32.png Plants & Hydro Equipment · THE MONSTER V2.png Foods & Drinks
Weapons CyalumeSaberV4.gif Syndicate Items · RevolverV2.png Guns · ChemGrenadeCompleteV2.png Grenades · TransferTankValveBomb.png Bombs